Re: [Gimp-user] HATE the new save vs. export behavior

[Ken Warner <kwarner000 verizon net>]

Or instead of the GIMP developers assuming that the users of GIMP are too stupid to know what they want, they 
could just let the user make all the decisions in a modal fashion.

If I start GIMP and generate a New file, bring up the usual file dialog with all the types of files that GIMP 
knows how to save and let the user select one filetype -- .xcf, jpeg, tiff -- whatever.  Then when the user 
eventually clicks Save, the file is saved as that type of file -- .xcf, jpeg, tiff -- whatever.

If the user wants to save it as a different type of file he clicks Save As and proceeds similarly to just 
about every other computer program that allows saving of work.  I am the better judge of what file format I 
want to save my work as than a programmer somewhere else in time and space.

Why are the GIMP developers interposing their own preferences on all the people who use and support GIMP?  
They are making this a much more complicated and contentious problem than it needs be

Alex Vergara Gil wrote:
> El 03/05/2012 09:42 a.m., Richard Gitschlag escribió:
> > I'm on the fence.  On one hand, I fully understand the reason for this 
> > change; on the other, it's such a sudden change (compared to every 
> > previous version of GIMP ever) that it CAN (and, really, should) be 
> > handled better:
> >
> > When you use the "Save As" command and type a filename other than XCF, 
> > I would personally want to see, instead of simply telling you that 
> > Save is only for GIMP's native .xcf format and use the "Export" 
> > command for other formats, give it a prompt -- have it ask something 
> > like " 'Save' uses GIMP's internal image format only - would you like 
> > to Export a copy in [file format]?  [export / cancel]"
> >
> > Likewise, if you've opened up an image from a non-XCF format, the 
> > "Save" (not "Save As") command should ask whether you intend to save 
> > the file in GIMP's native XCF format or re-export it back to the 
> > original file format.  (Current behavior is to pop up the "Save As" 
> > dialog box, just the same as with a new image -- which tends to result 
> > in situation #1 described above)
> >
> >
> > -- Stratadrake
> > strata_ranger hotmail com
> > --------------------
> > Numbers may not lie, but neither do they tell the whole truth.
> +1 with this
> this seems to be the best approach I've seen in this discussion
>
> Alex
>
> > > From: maurice bcs org uk
> > > To: gimp-user-list gnome org
> > > Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 15:53:31 +0100
> > > Subject: Re: [Gimp-user] HATE the new save vs. export behavior
> > >
> > > On Thursday 03 May 2012 10:15:29 Jay Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > > when editing a JPG, repeatedly
> > > > saving/exporting to JPG (your step 4) reduces the quality (actually
> > > > compresses / deletes data).
> > >
> > > Having been away I've just been reading this thread, and would like to
> > > add my wish to those others who are unhappy at the sudden change in the
> > > Save dialogue.
> > > In my case, I am not "repeatedly saving/exporting' to JPG", but only
> > > once per image (to write annotation), and I would guess that applies to
> > > many other users of Gimp - though possibly a minority.
> > > Having thus introduced myself to the wonderful Gimp, I am tempted to
> > > go on to make use of more powerful functions.
> > >
> > > Is there really no room for a simple compromise that would satisfy both
> > > the more professional and the more casual users?
> > >
> > > "Where there's a will there's a way"...
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > --
> > > /\/\aurice (Retired in Surrey, UK)
> > >
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